Chapter 9

The changing south was described for us within the pages of chapter 9. The south has transformed over the years based upon many factors, but mostly because of the type of people living there. Crescent City has also gone through changes as a result of the type of people living there.

The various Native American's although still have a strong impact on the culture and lives of those living in Crescent City to this day, had a stronger impact many years ago before the "white" men began to come to the area. Once the said "white" men moved in to the land they brought their own ways of life and through out the years this process is repeated as more individuals come to the area. The previous culture is blended with the one moving in and it creates something new. It is a normal process that is seen everyone, but it has made Crescent City who it is.

Something else I would like to point out is that much of the south and Crescent City are both rural areas. Even though city is in its name, there is much countryside surround the actual city and many of the residents do live actually around the city. A ride on the school bus could be as long as 2 hours simply because the buses have to go so far out of town to even drop the children off near their homes. One of the main roads is highway 101, must know it as the PCH down here in Southern California. To help illustrate how rural the area still is, my own street when I was living there was still a dirt road as many of the others were. Our mail box was down at the very end of the road because our street was directly off the highway, we lives about 1/2 mile down the street.  One of the advantages of being such a rural area is the space and freedom one experiences. When heading down my street there were only 4 houses before mine, 2 on each side. All the space surrounding you was literally like your own personal forest. Privacy was everywhere, unlike urban areas.